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Both appearances are effects produced in the sentient creature ; and , if they be different , it is necessary that some part of the agent which ... Whatever effect is produced at any time , the same is produced by a necessary cause .
Both appearances are effects produced in the sentient creature ; and , if they be different , it is necessary that some part of the agent which ... Whatever effect is produced at any time , the same is produced by a necessary cause .
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We detect no necessary connection between the cause and its effect . All events seem loose and ... We are apt to imagine that we could discover effects from their causes by the mere operation of our reason , without experience .
We detect no necessary connection between the cause and its effect . All events seem loose and ... We are apt to imagine that we could discover effects from their causes by the mere operation of our reason , without experience .
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Only this : After a repetition of similar instances the mind is carried by habit , upon the appearance of the cause , to expect the effect . This connection , which we feel in the mind , this customary and habitual transition of the ...
Only this : After a repetition of similar instances the mind is carried by habit , upon the appearance of the cause , to expect the effect . This connection , which we feel in the mind , this customary and habitual transition of the ...
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Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
The principles of natural theologyfrom St Thomas Aquinas | 9 |
The religious wagerfrom Blaise Pascal | 22 |
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